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The Surf Bentota

3.0 of 5
Bentota, Sri Lanka (Formerly Lihiniya Surf Hotel)
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The Surf Bentota
Ranked #12 of 19 hotels in Bentota
3.5 of 5 stars 81 Reviews
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Midlands
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

Stayed a week here in February 2012 before going onto the Maldives. The accomodation and service overall were absolutely fine for what we paid. The view from the rooms is lovely across the sand and sea. The rooms themselves were clean and Ok overall. The food in the restaurant again fine along with the service. I would recommend this hotel... More

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Tel Aviv, Israel
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

This Hotel is located on the beautiful coast of Bentota, South Sri Lanka and is right on the beach. The Hotel has been refurbished and the rooms are nice, spacious, clean and with a breath taking view of the sea. If you are looking for a quiet holiday of laying in the sun, reading a book and taking the odd... More

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Lviv, Ukraine
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012

This is a small hotel which makes it perfect if you'd simply want to relax from your every day hassles. Laying by the pool and listening to the sounds of the ocean is priceless. Staff was really friendly and helpful! Kitchen was also great, with a variety of great food every day. Shops and local stores are only a few... More

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yorkshire
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Stayed at Surf, Bentota for 2 weeks from 17.03.2012 found room good with sea view, cleaned everyday , staff very helpful, pool and garden area good, hotel right on beach, Breakfast, good, dinner okay,

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birmingham uk
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2012
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We stayed at the Surf for 14 nights arrived home last night 5.3.12 what a wonderful hotel we did have a minor blip when we arrived no room but for one night we had to stay in the family room with our friends the staff were very sorry and tried to amend us with free wine bowl of fruit and... More

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Ottawa, Canada
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2012

Stayed at Surf Bentota in October 2011 just for one day during my short trip to Sri Lanka. The hotel is recently renovated, nice rooms. We didn't like the food and ended up eating pinapples the whole stay in Sri Lanka. However we went to the Sea Food restaurant just in front of the hotel and it was great! The... More

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Colombo, Sri lanka
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

The Surf was recently renovated and we went there on a promotional deal to check it out One wing of the hotel is still under refurbishment, so make sure you ask the hotel and get the rooms on the other wing. Otherwise all the drilling and construction will make the trip a disaster I must say that the rooms we... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012
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We stayed at the surf for 3 weeks all inclusive the last week of october till the 3rd week of november 2011 The weather was very good (sometimes to hot) The food excelent the hotel was always very clean. But without doubt the best thing was the service nothing was to much trouble We celebrated our 40th wedding aniversay there... More

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1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2012
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We were made to wait 1 hour at the lobby (with Mosquitos and all) while waiting for the reception staff to settle some administrative matters. They could have asked us to rest at one of the rooms (which was already confirmed) instead of taking one hour to talk about the pricing of the room with their head office. Guess what?... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011

This hotel is very comfortable and the food is great although it does get repetitive after a while. We stayed for 3 weeks and thought we could use this hotel as a base so we could travel about, but unfortunately the railway was closed and the buses were mobbed so the tuk tuk drivers put up their prices. Be warned... More

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  • Lihiniya Surf Bentota
  • Lihiniya Surf
  • Hotel Lihiniya Surf
  • Lihiniya Surf Hotel
Address: Bentota, Sri Lanka (Formerly Lihiniya Surf Hotel)
Price range (per night):* INR11,986 - 11,986

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